Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath

late 18th–early 19th century

Not on view

Daggers of this type, called pesh-kabz in Persian, have a straight or curved single-edged blade of T-shaped cross-section that tapers to an acute point. They were used in Iran and northern India in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This Indian example is distinctive for its jeweled nephrite jade hilt and delicately pierced scabbard mounts.

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Provenance

Title: Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Indian, Mughal
Medium: Jade, steel, silver, wood, velvet, ruby, gold
Dimensions: L. with sheath 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm); L. without sheath 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of blade 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.3 oz. (518.8 g); Wt. of sheath 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.700a, b
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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